Biography
Mae Busch, born Annie May Busch, was an Australian stage and screen actress. Her first film appearances were in The Agitator and The Water Nymph, both released in 1912. At the pinnacle of her film career, Busch was known as the versatile vamp.
Acted in 94
1990s
- 1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
(archive footage)
1980s
- 1982
Dance of the Cookoos
Mrs. Hardy
1940s
- 1946
Cross My Heart
Juror
The Bride Wore Boots
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
Jenny (Maid) (uncredited)
- 1945
- 1943
Something to Shout About
Samson's Secretary
- 1942
The Mad Monster
Susan
- 1941
- 1940
Women Without Names
Rose
1930s
- 1939
Fangs of the Wild
Mae Barton
- 1938
Nancy Drew… Detective
Miss Tyson
Prison Farm
Trixie
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Chaperone (uncredited)
- 1937
Daughter of Shanghai
Lil
- 1936
The Accusing Finger
Younger Woman on Bus
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Mrs. Paul Gironda
- 1935
The Fixer Uppers
Madame Pierre Gustave
Tit for Tat
Mrs. Hall
- 1934
The Live Ghost
Maisie the Vamp, Blonde Floozy
Them Thar Hills
Mrs. Hall
Going Bye-Bye!
Butch's Girlfriend
The Road to Ruin
Mrs. Monroe (uncredited)
Picture Brides
Gwen, British Bride
I Like it That Way
Elsie
Beloved
Marie
Oliver the Eighth
Widow
- 1933
Dance, Girl, Dance
Lou Kendall
Lilly Turner
Hazel
Cheating Blondes
Mrs. Jennie Carter
Sucker Money
Mame
Blondie Johnson
Mae
- 1932
The Racing Strain
Tia Juana Lil
Women Won't Tell
Mrs. Ruth Howard
Scarlet Dawn
French Wedding Witness (Uncredited)
Their First Mistake
Mrs. Arabella Hardy
The Man Called Back
Rosie
High Hats and Low Brows
Stale Annie
The Rider of Death Valley
Tillie
Extra! Extra!
Madam Olga
Without Honor
Mary Ryan
- 1931
Wicked
Arlene
Come Clean
Kate
Fly My Kite
Dan’s New Wife (uncredited)
Defenders of the Law
Mae Ward - Undercover Policewoman
Chickens Come Home
Ollie's Old Flame (uncredited)
- 1930
1920s
- 1929
A Man's Man
Violet
Unaccustomed as We Are
Mrs. Hardy
Alibi
Daisy Thomas
- 1928
Black Butterflies
Kitty Perkins
San Francisco Nights
Flo
While the City Sleeps
Bessie Ward
- 1927
Love 'Em and Weep
Old flame
Perch of the Devil
Ida Hook
Husband Hunters
Marie Devere
- 1926
The Truthful Sex
Sally Carey Mapes
The Nut-Cracker
Martha Slipaway
- 1925
Time, the Comedian
Nora Dakon
Camille of the Barbary Coast
Camille Balishaw
- 1924
The Triflers
Marjorie Stockton
Married Flirts
Jill Wetherell
Broken Barriers
Irene Kirby
Bread
Jeanette Sturgis
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
Polly Joy
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
Flo Dupont
Name the Man
Bessie Collister
- 1923
Souls for Sale
Robina Teele
The Christian
Glory Quayle
- 1922
Only a Shop Girl
Josie Jerome
Pardon My Nerve!
Marie
Foolish Wives
Princess Vera Petchnikoff
Her Own Money
Flora Conroy
- 1921
The Love Charm
Hattie Nast
- 1920
The Devil's Passkey
La Belle Odera
1910s
- 1919
The Grim Game
Ethel Delmead
- 1917
The Fair Barbarian
Lucia
- 1916
Wife and Auto Trouble
The Speedy Stenographer
- 1915
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Keystone Performer
Merely a Married Man
The Wife
Those Bitter Sweets
The Sweetheart
The Rent Jumpers
The Landlord's Daughter
Settled at the Seaside
Girlfriend
A One Night Stand
The Actress
Love in Armor
The Sweetheart
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Woman in Black (uncredited)
Appearances1
1920s
- 1925
1925 Studio Tour
Self